A 19 year-old man, Davood, has received a death sentence for
drinking alcohol in Iran. According to the Iran daily newspaper, published by
the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on January 11, 2003, this sentence was
handed down by a judge in southern Tehran. Under Iran's Islamic law, consuming
alcohol is forbidden and is usually punished by lashes or fines. However, offenders
caught for a third time can be sentenced to death.

The Green Party of Iran condemns this barbaric sentence for
drinking alcohol by the Mullahs judiciary system and asks all Green Parties
and human rights organizations around the world to pressure on the ruling regime
in Iran to stop this execution.